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DRAFT National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
Strategic_Plan
Start: 2010-06-25, Publication: 2010-06-27 Source: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/ns_tic.pdf
This Strategy provides a vision for how users, service providers, and other stakeholders can improve their use of digital
identities in online transactions. High-level actions are proposed that support the development and maintenance of governance,
management, and execution-level activities needed to achieve the Identity Ecosystem. Our reliance on cyberspace as a means
to conduct business and exchange information will continue to grow in the years ahead, and with it our need to trust the identities
of those with whom we interact online. The protection of the identities of individuals and organizations while conducting
online transactions is pivotal to protecting open commerce, promoting innovation, and securing our Nation’s critical assets.
The Identity Ecosystem demonstrates the ability to protect individual rights, provide enhanced privacy, and prevent fraud
to mitigate the risk of identity theft and malfeasant behavior online. The Federal Government, in collaboration with individuals,
businesses, non-profits, advocacy groups, associations, and other governments, must lead the way to improve how identities
are trusted and used in cyberspace. Ongoing collaboration between private and public sectors has already resulted in significant
gains towards establishing Identity Ecosystem components. However, much more remains to be done. There is a compelling need
to address these problems as soon as is practical, making progress in the short-term and planning for the long-term. For the
Nation to realize the vision of this Strategy and associated benefits, all stakeholders must come together in a collaborative
partnership. The scope of this effort requires coordination across many boundaries and will require involvement and leadership
from all sectors.
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